The global report explores the impacts of COVID-19 on access to basic services for migrants, examining how risks, vulnerabilities and challenges have been exacerbated by the pandemic and outlining main obstacles (legal, practical, administrative, etc.) to access. It highlights the important work of...

Around the world, migrants, especially irregular migrants, increasingly face barriers to accessing essential services that are indispensable to their survival and basic dignity, such as health care, shelter, food and legal assistance. There are a range of factors that prevent this access, including...

Many migrants in an irregular situation tend to live and work in the shadows, afraid to complain, denied rights and freedoms that we take for granted, and disproportionately vulnerable to discrimination and marginalization. Through a specific focus on economic, social and cultural rights, this...

This information sheet provides an overview of the key health-related GCM commitments and actions, as well as selected examples of IOM action in supporting Member States in implementation and capacity building for migration health programmes.

At a glance

This policy brief provides practical guidance to Member States and stakeholders for an improved common understanding of safe and inclusive access to services for migrants. The brief makes the case for enhanced access to services for migrants in the context of COVID-19 preparedness...

This thematic page on migration health provides definitions on the topic as well as related data sources and their strengths and limitations.  

IOM produces a large variety of publications in the field of migration policy and research, most of which can be downloaded free of charge from the IOM Online Bookstore. It is possible to select ‘Health’ as a ‘Subject’ when conducting a search.  

On its website, the IOM Migration Health Division informs about its work, including information on a variety of migration health topics, projects, events, tools and publications. The website also includes a page with factsheets and position papers on migration health.  

IOM’s Migration Health Research Portal, which launched in April 2018, gathers IOM’s migration health related projects, publications and evidence bulletins in one global repository. The portal hosts more than 1,800 projects and more than 700 publications, and is a resource and reference site easily...

TRAFIG, Transnational Figurations of Displacement, is an EU-funded Horizon 2020 research and innovation project. From 2019 to 2021, 12 partner organisations will investigate long-lasting displacement situations at multiple sites in Asia, Africa and Europe and analyse options to improve displaced...

The Interactive Map for Business of Anti-Human Trafficking Organisations and the accompanying report is a resource for companies to navigate emerging partners and resources; for all anti-trafficking organisations; and the general public to improve coordination on the eradication of modern slavery...

OHCHR’s short documentary film I Am Not Here on migrant domestic workers in an irregular situation

Senior Policy Advisor to the Director at the International Organisation for Migration Michele Klein Solomon speaks on whether people on the move are falling through protection gaps or merely that rules designed to protect aren't being enforced. 

Nando Sigona, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director, Institute for Research into Superdiversity, University of Birmingham, talks about the extent to which irregular migrants in vulnerable situations have access to basic services.

On the vulnerabilities of women, children, persons with disabilities, LGBTI-persons, migrants, and elderly persons in detention, including related internal and external resources, blogs, and reports.

This publication is meant for government officials and practitioners working on migrant protection in the East and Horn of Africa region. Its objective is to strengthen the analysis and response to migrant vulnerabilities.

The journeys of people engaged in mixed migration to and through Libya tend to be long and perilous. To identify the demographic, social, and economic determinants of vulnerability to protection incidents – advanced statistical modelling was applied to a unique dataset of more than 5,000 refugees...

The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families was signed in 1990 and entered into force in 2003. It is a comprehensive international treaty that deals with the protection of migrant workers’ rights. The Convention text is available...

The website provides information to EU citizens on their right to consular assistance, travel advice and provides information on embassies globally. 

The website provides a summary of the work of the International Law commission on the issue of diplomatic protection.